Mountains

A trip back in time in Cuba's Sierra Maestra mountains

People prepare dinner at an outside kitchen near the village of Santo Domingo, in the Sierra Maestra, Cuba, October 31, 2025. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

American climber among two dead after fall from New Zealand's highest mountain

Mount Cook, or Aoraki, where two climbers died in Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, Canterbury Region, New Zealand, November 25, 2025, in this still image taken from a video. TVNZ/via REUTERS

Indonesia’s Semeru volcano, near Bali, erupts; alert level raised to highest

epa12535791 A handout photo made available by the Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Center (PVMBG) of Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources shows Mount Semeru volcano spewing volcanic ash during an eruption in East Java, Indonesia, 19 November 2025. Following a series of eruptions, Indonesian authorities have raised the alert status of the volcano to the highest level on 19 November. EPA/PVMBG HANDOUT -- MANDATORY CREDIT -- BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE -- HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

Nepal searches for avalanche victims near border with China

Seven people were killed on Nov 3. 2025, when an avalanche hit multiple expedition teams at the base camp of Yalung Ri peak.

Rescuers recover bodies of two climbers hit by avalanche in Nepal

Yalung Ri is located in the Rolwaling Valley of north-eastern Nepal, where climbers tackle routes that include rock, ice and snow.

Seven killed, four injured and four missing after avalanche hits Himalayan peak in Nepal

Among the deceased are three US citizens, one Canadian, one Italian and two Nepali nationals.

Five German climbers killed in Italian Alps avalanche

The climbers had set out on Nov 1 to scale Cima Vertana in the Ortler mountain range.

Intrepid trail runners tackle Cape Town’s iconic Three Peaks Challenge

Nepal’s ‘hidden’ mountains draw new wave of climbers

The country has 462 peaks open for climbing and around a hundred have never been summited.

Filipinos rescued in Northern Japan Alps, 1 dies

Mt Okuhotakadake, which straddles Nagano and Gifu prefectures in the Northern Japan Alps.

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